tonykay
Responses from tonykay
| Is new better than old? Ben, there's no rule of thumb but if you stretch the budge (sic) you'll be glad you did years later when you're still enjoying your speakers. Personally, I've found that when Imake compromises, price over performance, the upgrade bug hits faster a... | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? "A cassette playback system is no match for a decent analog front end. That is not debatable."Aodiofeil has spoken...I guess there's nothing more to say!?? | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Nrenter, that's probably a good analogy. I think the idea of VHS making a resurgence is pretty far fetched. Don't misunderstand, I'm not replacing my CDs and vinyl with mycassette collection. The point is that you can get greatsound from a quality... | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? "...you must have compared them to some pretty bad records on a plastic turntable." Wow, that didn't take long! A plastic turntable...yeah, right. See what I mean? I don't expect, or want, a cassette renaissance. If that ever happens I'll have to ... | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? Right...yuk it up guys but as I write this I'm listening to my Nakamichi RX-505 which was recently gone through by a renowned local tech named Willy Hermann. The sound is amazing and I do trust my ears to form that opinion. I just got in from shop... | |
| vinyl in vagas and san francisco amoeba is great (first choice) but also try Rasputin's Recycled Records in several (SF) bay area locations. | |
| Help with Nakamichi RX 202 Static I'm listening to my recently rebuilt RX-505 as I write this response. Something is obviously wrong under the hood of your RX-202. Rather than attempt to fix it yourself, send it to aqualified Nak expert. Believe me, it's worth the investment. | |
| Disappointing Elton John CDs? I also have the MFSL gold CD of "Tumbleweed Connection" and itsounds very good, if a little dark. But, what a great album. He was such a talent in the 70's but started churning out albums with one good song and the rest a bunch of filler in the 80... | |
| Favorite 5 Hard Rock albums Driving Music Our ideas of "Hard Rock" may be different but how can you omit"Who's Next" with Bargain, Won't Get Fooled Again and BabaO'Reilly. Come on, now that's rock n'roll! | |
| Nakamichi CR-7A Does not fast forword or rewind Bcr,I can't give you the technical reasons that you're having problems with your Nak but will just say that there is more going on under the hood of your machine than just a few beltsand pulleys. Typically, people buy used machines and think that ... | |
| ADA, Bryston or Classe You're obviously interested in the sound quality over looks. An "ugly" processor is fine if your equipment is in a closet. You might give some thought to resale value. If upgradeitisever hits, you'll have a much easier time selling that Classe(for... | |
| Availability protocol? Audiogon is a buyer's market. If you encounter a seller that is a primadonna, thinking they have an irresistableclassic or a price that represents a "sacrifice" to them,punish them by not doing business with them. Life is tooshort to complain to t... | |
| Can anyone help identify this LP cleaning machine? It was a Keith Monks system and the shop was dB Audio onShattuck (at Blake). FYI, another Berkeley shop "Music Lovers" has moved just behind where dB used to be. The address is 2106 (I think) Blake. It's a good shop with great equipment (and some ... | |
| Droplet CD Player: Contacting Consonance Compasmar,Take a look at the comments on some of the Consonance products by some of the sellers on Agon, particularly"Trelja" an Agon member. Beautiful products that soundgood but have terrible customer service. Caveat Emptor!Tony | |
| Best Headphones in $500 range for Leben 300X The AKG 1000 are spectacular. Apparently, everyone agrees.There is a pair available in "New Today" for only $1200.Is that inflation, or just supply and demand? You be thejudge. |